There were 664,435 abortions performed in the United States in 2013, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Though the figure is still high, and it doesn’t include abortion data from California, New Hampshire and Maryland, data from state health departments shows the number continues its steady decline.
“The decline in the number of abortions, and in the abortion rates and ratios, is a clear indication that pregnant women are increasingly less likely to see abortion as the desired solution to an unexpected pregnancy,” National Right to Life director of education and research Randall K. O’Bannon said in a statement made available to the Washington Examiner.
“Right-to-life legislative, educational and outreach efforts to increase awareness of the unborn child’s humanity certainly continue to play a critical role in the abortion decline,” he said.
The study did find, however, that the number of chemical abortions has risen in this same time period. Still, pro-life groups are happy for the general decline in the number of abortive procedures performed.
“We give thanks that more women are rejecting abortion and choosing life for their unborn children,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “But we must remain vigilant in the face of an abortion industry, led by Planned Parenthood, that not only continues to perform hundreds of thousands of abortions every year, but continues to deny the damage abortion does to mothers, their children and our society as a whole.”
The press hasn’t quite picked up yet on reporting these figures.
Some outlets have, however, already started asking how President-elect Donald Trump has affected abortion services, which is interesting considering he hasn’t been sworn into office yet:
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